The state board governing Alabama libraries plans to amend its administrative code to add language effectively prohibiting descriptions of "transgender procedures" or "the concept of more than two biological genders" in material for children and youth.
Researchers and advocates warned last week that proposed Medicaid cuts in the massive tax-and-spending package that passed the U.S. Senate on Tuesday would devastate a region that relies heavily on the federal program.
Politicians and several nonprofits that advocate for those affected by poverty urged Alabama's congressional delegation to vote against the budget reconciliation bill under consideration in the U.S. Senate.
Two bills that would have altered the state's campaign finance laws on political parties and donations died in the Alabama Legislature this year.
Alabama is scheduled to put Gregory Hunt, 65, to death by nitrogen gas on Tuesday for his role in the 1988 murder of Karen Lane.
Alabama elected officials and criminal justice reform advocates will continue their efforts to reduce the recidivism rate for people who were formerly incarcerated.
The battles over library content continue throughout Alabama. But two bills that could have affected how libraries operate failed to move in the Legislature's 2025 session.
Despite spending a great deal of time on the issue in the 2025 session, the Alabama Legislature only passed two bills targeting those without appropriate authorization to reside in the country.
An Alabama death row inmate plans to represent himself in a final appeal of his sentence, weeks before his execution.
It was the same story for criminal justice reform in the Alabama Legislature this year as in previous years: Bills got filed, but most never made it to Gov. Kay Ivey's desk.
